Egypt’s highest court upheld a life sentence against a leader from the Muslim Brotherhood group on Wednesday.
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Egypt jails former MP for antiquities smuggling
An Egyptian court sentenced Thursday a former member of parliament and others to ten years in prison for smuggling antiquities out of the country, as part of a campaign to stop the trade.
Read More »TikTok star Hanin Hossam sentenced to 3 years in prison over ‘human trafficking’
The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday sentenced TikTok star Hanin Hossam to three years in prison and a fine of LE 200,000 over ‘human trafficking’.
Read More »Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood ex-leader for 2011 case
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced a leader from the banned Muslim Brotherhood party to life imprisonment over his role in a border and prison infiltration case, after receiving a life sentence last year for different charges.
Read More »Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leader Mahmoud Ezzat Jailed For 25 Years
Trending on the social media is the case of Mahmoud Ezzat, the acting leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. He has just been sentenced to life imprisonment for storming the so-called #Egypt’s eastern borders.
Read More »Researcher Patrick Zaki’s trial postponed amid legal challenges to constitutionality of ongoing emergency trials
An emergency court adjourned a Tuesday session in the trial of Patrick George Zaki, a researcher who was investigated for false news charges in relation to writing on Coptic affairs in Egypt, as Zaki’s defense team make a bid to challenge the competency of the emergency courts to judge his …
Read More »When helping people in need is a crime: The case of Marwa Arafa
Ever since her daughter Marwa Arafa was arrested and imprisoned two years ago, Wafaa Mohamed Hassan has struggled to manage all the new responsibilities thrust on her.
Read More »Egypt extends detention of Al Jazeera journalists
The Cairo Criminal Court yesterday renewed the detention of two Al Jazeera Mubasher journalists. Hisham Abdelaziz and Bahaa El-Din Ibrahim will be held for an additional 45 days pending investigation.
Read More »5 years prison for Egypt teenager whose sexual blackmail sparked girl’s suicide
A teenager has been sentenced to five years in prison in Egypt after a teenager committed suicide after images doctored to make her look naked were shared of her online.
Read More »Six lawyers given suspended 1-year sentences, 3 acquitted over 2015 in-court dispute
A North Giza court acquitted three lawyers on Sunday and handed six others one-year suspended sentences over allegations dating back to a 2015 dispute, lawyer Mohsen Bahnasy told Mada Masr.
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